Gummatous liver and skin involvement simultaneously as first manifestations of late syphilis in a patient not infected with HIV
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tertiary syphillis, liver microabscesses, syphilitic gum, treponema pallidum.Abstract
Far from being eradicated, syphilitic infection is now a growing problem, mainly affecting the young population. Approximately 25-40% of patients with syphilitic infection without treatment, develop late syphilis. Syphilitic involvement of the liver is particularly rare, especially seen in patients with HIV coinfection. We present the case of a 33-year-old patient with tertiary syphilis with skin involvement in the form of gum and liver involvement in the form of microabscesses, which resolved after completing intravenous treatment.
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